20 May 1885
Page 1
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 22 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Sullivan Times
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1885
Page
1
The Times continues its weekly publication mission for readers, delivering community news, editorials, and practical notices. It emphasizes accessible journalism and local voice in a period of public affairs and everyday events.
J C Bartlett proprietor announces subscription rates for PIMES mailing list. County residents pay one dollar annually if prepaid. non residents and non prepaid pay one dollar and duty cents yearly, eighty cents for six months, and fifty cents for four months.
Mona Rodney’s debut at Lady Chetwoode’s ball unfolds with wit and grace as she charms the duchess and captivates guests. Tensions rise with Lady Rodney’s jealousy while Geoffrey guides Mona in dance and deflects remarks about her status.
Washington Herald notes that peace with honor is desirable but warns empires are not saved by fine phrases. The quote underscores cautious diplomacy and the limits of rhetoric in sustaining power.
Mr. J. Helmus of the City Brewery in Louisville was carried home in a wagon after a severe rheumatic attack in the brewery ice vaults. He refused a doctor, sent a servant for St Jacobs Oil, and within a week was cured and back at his desk.
John C Brown argues in The Current for a department of applied thought in every school to train students in persistent thinking about what they see. He compares education to grapevines, critiques rote learning, and warns against quackery while urging direct practical mental training and reasoning tests.
The Mexican army is extensively testing protective inoculation against yellow fever. The effort aims to reduce illness among soldiers and strengthen military readiness in tropical postings.
A reader letters the Pall Mall Gazette railing against current fashions. She condemns narrow shoes, cinched waists, skin-tight bodices, overgrown skirts, and heavy cages, comparing them to cages and old slippers. She notes dangerous hats, exotic ornaments, and plumes, arguing fashions disrespect health and modesty while praising softer fabrics and sane dress.
The unnamed Mrs Mayer of Baron Ne Street in New Orleans extols Brown's Iron Bitters claiming a quiet effective charm against liver complaint dyspepsia and impoverished blood. She says it works promptly thoroughly and delivers delightful results for invalids. It is described as a complete cure for dyspepsia weakness malaria and neuralgia according to those who know its worth.
Professor Kiesslin of Hamburg summarizes experiments on how minute particles affect sunlight to create sky colors at noon and sunset. He highlights diffraction as the key optical process behind reddish rings horizon hues and purple glows, and details an apparatus to illustrate his explanations.
Ward lists how rain improves soil health and crop resilience. Benefits include preventing death of plants, increasing atmospheric fertilizers, warming and deepening soil, speeding organic matter decay, distributing nutrients, improving texture, keeping weeds away, aiding drainage, and reducing winter kill.
A Hallet and Davis piano, originally seven hundred fifty dollars, valued higher than any new five hundred dollar instrument, is offered at a bargain. Musicians extol its tone beauty evenness touch staccato capability and sustaining power. Franz Liszt calls it desirable for European pianists as well. L. H. Southard lauds its quality in a formal sign off.
The Hamilton cultivator is described as a unique tongueless design that operates without a tongue, avoids tipping at row ends, and maintains spring efficiency. Bar-Shares and Coulters also function without a tongue, offering a competitive edge. Davis Engle and Davis endorse and guarantee the Hamilton.
Dr. Horatio R. Bigelow notes from Berlin that Babes inoculated six Guinea pigs in the duodenum and observed cholera lesions with bacillus Koch cultivations. Koch reports a new operation method without external lesions and confirms the pathogen nature of the bacillus. Klein and Gibbs deny the intestinal presence, while Babes Crookshank confirm it through stained sections using Babes method.
A Tres office advertises a wanted notice seeking two maps of Sullivan county. A good price will be paid.
Chicago markets show higher bids in June July and August for corn oats and provisions with slight fluctuations. Cattle prices remain steady with choice to fancy steers at 5.00 to 5.85 and hosses at around 4.05 to 4.80, lumber steady, creamery butter quotes 16 to 18 cents per pound and dairy 14 to 16 cents for other grades.
Market brief notes dates and prices for June July August in New York near Waerat-Higher and Coun-Quiet with fluctuating figures. Western Spot reports 54 q S4ive June values and mixed tone across commodities.
Fragmentary financial note from Milwaukee lists percentages for several items. References to Wurat-Higher Conx-Hirm UVats-Firm and Banukx-Higher show No 2 and No 1 percentages but lack complete context or names.
The Cincinnati market shows varied demand with pork steady at 10.88 per unit and lard at 6.50. Bulk meats trade around 3.60 to 5.60 while bacon totals reach 6,206.60. Other items include firm pork and broad fluctuations in provisions and fats.
The snippet records market figures with odd digits and months for various items. It lists July values for aluminum and oats plus rye and corn notes and a minor price update for a rice-like commodity, reflecting a terse, fragmented financial ledger in St Louis.
A fragment lists price figures and weights for crop Lots including June and July listings. Entries mention Winter Red Spot and Oater-Western White with assorted prices and grades across months.
Fragmentary OCR listing numbers and regional references Boston Woon Ohio Pennsylvania Michigan Texas with prices and supers. The text provides no coherent event, participants, or outcome to report as a complete item.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.